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• Natarajm 'Package failed to load' errors on first start of release version

  I got this error when starting the ide. I got the same errormessage several times for different packages when trying to click on any of the links in the workspace. The program also crashed on exit. I've tried the beta version earlier, but it didn't work correctly either (header files seemed to be missing from the installation). I've uninstalled all the beta stuff before installing the release version. my setup is win xp, english home edition, S ...Show All

• srujana_m LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file "mfc42d.lib"

  Hi, I am trying to run a VC++ code and I am getting the following error: LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file "mfc42d.lib" I have located the file mfc42d.lib and also have included the path in the directory, but that doesnt help. Can anyone help out Thanks Also, where is the file mfc42d.lib located on your machine Thanks, Ayman Shoukry VC++ Team That do ...Show All

• TheCTOSian Windows for with Access Backend

  I have a windows form with an access backend is there any way to use the publish command without having SQL Express included. I have many users with non SP2 machines that are unable to install the application because it requires sql express. ...Show All

• ciberskiper Visual C# 2005 Express with SQL Server 2005 Express April CTP

  Installed Visual C# 2005 Express the other night along with the SQL Server Express installation from the image. Opened a new project and opened the Data Explorer (or Data Source) window, and tried to connect to the SQL Server Express database using ".\SQLExpress" as the server name. Got an error message. Then tried to create a new connection to the database and got the message, "This feature is not available in Visual Studio." Anybody know why ...Show All

• Michael Schechter - MS Publish Settings and Questions

  Hello! How do I change the name of the program group when I install an instance of a program that I published Also, I honestly can't find where the setup install my published program after I install it. I see it in add / remove programs but can't find a path. Thanks, Brian Hi Brian, The Publisher name property determines the name of the program group; by default it uses the computer's Registered Organi ...Show All

• Suroor Fatima - MSFT simple VBS dos/console application req .NET FW2?

  Hello, I wrote a simple exe file in VB Express and apparently when you run the exe in a dos box (on a Win2003 server) it prompts that it requires .NET Framework 2.xxxx. Ain't that mainly for the GUI stuff And is there a way to compile that file to an non-.NET exe but still being fully working the only thing it does it read out the active directory and save the data to a file (even when I comment out all the fso & ldap stuff it prompt ...Show All

• Mark Flickner Un-escaping XML?

  Hi, just playing around with some XML stuff in c# and have a problem un-escaping a SQL Connection string... The XML is as follows: < xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" > <dbSettings> <connectionString> User ID = ****;Password = ****;Integrated Security = False;Initial Catalog = CMS;Data Source = vaio\sqlexpress </connectionString> </dbSettings> I'm using a nodeiterator and fetching the req ...Show All

• Shun Yamaguchi MIcrosoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

  I am getting this error when trying to open my newly installed quickbooks: Runtime Error! abnormal program termintaion Any Ideas on why this might be Thank you Chris Sounds like the Google Toolbar problem. http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=79085&SiteID=1 Error was due to either the msvcp80.dll or msvcr80.dll not being in the windows>system32 folder. ...Show All

• Devin Breshears - MSFT automatic handling of some function - on destroying an object

  i need to store some values when ever an object is destroyed. (of myOwnClass) when we use ' dim xyz as new myOwnClass' , the Sub New() would be called automatically to let us handle any processes on the construction of the object. (right ) now next time i use the same statement ' dim xyz as new myOwnClass' , then this initial object gets destroyed and a new instance of the class would constructed (and the Sub new() would be called again) ...Show All

• AWC Globals constants & variables

  Hi all ~ am trying to put all my global variables and constants in a separate source file (coming from Delphi, this has served me well) When I create a new code file and add declarations to it, I receive the following error: A namespace does not correctly contain members such as fields or methods. How do I do this TIA, Kai hi, you can build a class and make it static and declair all your global variables t ...Show All

• Fogel making a column of a DataGridView have a Combobox

  Hi!! I’d like to make a column of a DataGridView have ComboBox in cells. Is it diffiicult to do this Thanks for the help Hi!! I get the solution to my error. I opened the file applicationevents.vb in the "my proyect" folder and change the path of the database. I hope this can help to others Thanks Shakalama, I downloaded the samples and I downloaded the adventureWorks databa ...Show All

• changerOfSea Events not receved

  I communicate with a COM Server, everything works fine, until I receive this server fires an event. First, my application seems not to receve this event. When I toggle a breakpoint on the event handler, this breakpoint is shown, and I see that the event delivers the parameters, I expect. When I remove the breakpoint and continue my application, all following events are received as expected. My installation is  Visual C# 2005 Micro ...Show All

• Charles Smith EXE

  Is it possible to compile simple .exe's in vb.net. Simple, like asking the user what message will he display through say an input box then he chooses. Then, clicks "build" and saves the .exe somewhere so when you click on the .exe it will say the message that he inputed. I read that some language called KPL was written in C#. And i thought, hey, c sharp and vb are almost the same. Maybe i can do an extreamly cheesy simple version of this. ...Show All

• albin gorkhali ListView help

  Can someone show me how add items to a ListView I have a ListView control on a form with 3 columns in it. I want to fill it with file information ... filename in 1st column, filesize in 2nd column & filedate in 3rd column. If I use the code below, I can get the filename in the 1st column, but I dont know how to get the other info in the other 2 columns. Can someone show me how to specify the column that I want to put the info in Pr ...Show All

• darkangel_17 Mscomm, Serial ports and bit manipulation

  I have just started to investigate the replacement of some seriously old kit with a Windows XP version. I need to read and write data between either a usb/serial port on a new Windows XP machine and connect it to an old controller via an rs-232 cable. Data is passed between the two in Ascii format and can be as little as one character at a time or up to several hundred characters at a time. I will need to be able to interpret some of the dat ...Show All